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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01
IHE NEW
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
COmpany

OF st. Clair and Sanac Counties, lately or
ganzed, is ready for business. A cheap, safe
reliable company, with the following named
honorable, solid, energetic, practical farmers at
its head.
President JOSEPH STEVENSON
Vice-president MCNAUGHTON.
Secretary-JOHN w. GARDNER.
DIRECTORS.
MICHAEL PLANT, DAVID QUAIL
SILAS ST.. ARNOTT, MICHAEL MYRON,
DAVID ATKINS, EDWARD VINCENT.
Any one owning farm property in the town
ships of Greenwood, Grant, Kenockee, Brock
way, Fremont, Worth aud wishing to insure
the same against loss by fire or lightning in the
Farmers Mutual, can address me by postal or
otherwise at East Greenwood. and will call on
all very soon, and take applications, if every
thing is acceptable and satisfactory. II requires
but a very little cash down to insure in said
company. If the farmers, the bone and sinew
of the country, cannot insure themselves who
shall insure us!
Dated at East Greenwood this 2lst day of
July, 1887. H. j. WILCOX,
l1ml Agent for the Farmers Mutual
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01
FALL FAIRS.

Romeo. Oct. to :.
Emmett, October. 4, and q.
Armada, October, ), q and :.
Avon, at Rochester, II to 13.
Marlette. October, 3, 1 and 5.
Lexington. October 4, ) and g.
Croswell. September u. - and %.
Brockway Centre, Sept. 2S. % and 80
Northeastern. at Flint, Sept. 10 to 23
IIadley District, at Iadley, Oct. 4
to u.
Central Michigan at Lansing, Sept
26 to 30.
Oakland County, at Pontiac, Sept
% to 30.
Michigan State, September 10, 20, 2l
22 and %.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01
County Teachers Association.

At the regular meeting of the County
Teachers Association on Wednesday.
Aug. 9th, the following officers were
elected:
President E. +. Law.
Observation-Disclosures Roy.
Secretary and treasurer Mary VI.
Brown.
The executive committee was in-
structed to appoint the next meeting at
Capac, during Thanksgiving week.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01
Tenders Wanted.

Notice is hereby given that tenders
will be received by the Secretary at his
Office up to the Sth day of September.
at II o'clock noon for the letting of
eating house, refreshments and 9th
er privileges OH the fair grounds during
the three days Of the fair The Secre-
tary reserves the right TO reject amy or
all bids. JOSEPH EFFRICk.
1ow2 Secretary.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01

AUCTION SALE-C. N. Stephens. auc-
tioneer, has been instructed to sell by
pnblic auction, three miles south Of
Fargo, on Tuesday, Sept. 9th. 1887, a
lot of stock, farming implements, house
hold furniture, etc. Sale to commence
at one O'clock p. m. sharp.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01

For SALE. L. lloskin, of Brock
way, offers his saloon and residence at
the above-named place for sale on
reasonable terms. Reason for selling,
he is going into other business. Apply
on premises Must he sold inside of
30 DAYS.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01

The undersigned, having located here
is prepared to teach pupils music on
reasonable terms. Will be found at
the residence of J. B. Francis, Brock
way Centre.
12Wo Miss DEL ROBINS.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01

AUCTION SGLE-Wm. Reddicliffe
will sell for the undersign-
ed at his farm II miles west of Moore
Corners, on Saturday, Sept. 3. 1887. a
lot of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs. house
hold furniture, etc.
MICHAEL COONAN
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01
Local Expositions.

Information of any occurrence of local or gener-
al interest will bc thankfully received from any
portion of the county, and communications or
publications will always receive proper consider
alton if accompanied with name of the writer.
Births, marriages, deaths, with names and dates,
charge If sent to MS from any part of the county.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01

WANTED-Situation as clerk in gen.
eral or hardware store. Six years ex-
perience. First-class references given.
15w3 NJ. III. CHAPEL.
Brown CITY. Mich
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01
$4,000 70 LOAN ON REAL ESTATE

Mortgages at :, g and per cent. according to
time and amount. Lowest charges and lowest
expenses. No long delays. We do not do as
others do, make Mortgages draw semi-annual
interest, but make our interest payable once
year, in the Fall when farmers can pay their
interest. Call and see us.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01
BrOCkWay Centre Bank,
OF ID. II. NOBLE & co.
Responsibility $4,000.

Good Notes, Town and School Bonds bought at
best rates. Certificates of Deposit issued ana
per cent. interest allowed. All business trans
acted by patrons of this Bank will he held strict
ly confidential.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01
Teachers Institute.

The State Teachers Institute held
here last week was Il very successful
and profitable meeting. Owing to the
fact that many of the teachers of the
county have been attending summer
normal schools during their vacation,
not large attendance was expected.
The total enrolment was eighty one,
with good average daily attendance.
The Instructors, Supt. II. w. Putnam
and Principal J. III. Shepard of the Up
silanti public schools, succeeded in con-
ducting an institute that more than
met the expectation of the teachers
present. Prof. Shepard's on teaching
elementary science by means OF simple
and inexpensive experiments were full
of suggestive thoughts, and were high
ly appreciated by all. On Tuesday
evening Supt. Putnam delivered an
able lecture entitled, THE Impending
Conflict" in which the relation of capi-
tai and labor and kindred topics were
discussed. Prof. Shepard lectured
Wednesday evening on "Ilygiene as a
Means of Health" The lectures were
well attended.
The following is list of members of
the Institute.
H. 3 Canlpbell Nettie Doyle,
Elnlla h1ltcncH, Grace SleTIlHg,
Maggie Randall, Mrs. l.. Drtnnond,
Jessie Allison, Mrs. VI. A. Cady,
Marion Cowan, Jessie Brown,
Minnie McElhinney, Lille Downing,
Maude Bradshaw, Dena Shook,
Jessie Moore, Mary VI. Brown,
Eliza j. Smith, X. L. WillOughDy,
Teresa Wilt Joseph Galbraith,
Lizzie T. Ross. Richard / Lee,
Annie Neltch, Il. =. kimball.
Carrie Buell., w. T.. Wells,
Minnie Ross Arthur &. Cole,
Eta NJ Griffin, w. A. Stevenson,
Winnie V. Byse, j. Is. Thibdeau,.
Hattie Hayes, Clifford Crandall.
Amy Egerton, Harvey Tappan,
Ida NJ. Jamicson, e.. j. Mccormick,
Phoebe Roy, +. L. Murphy,
Mary L. Roy, f. T. Law,
Frank A. Hainlin. Mamie Carnahan,
Wm. Mortimer Lydia A. Holder,
II. M. Thompson, Ade Allen,
G. Il. Drake, kitte A. Carroll,
Alton Stevens, MARY Richardson,
j. G.. Schafcr. Cora A. Bradshaw,
W. c. Schafcr, Emma T.. Bradshaw,
w. l.. Shied, Ella NJ. Ernest,
Burt Bradshaw, Lizzie Ernest,
f. S. Black w H. Bonfoey,
j. t. LutZ, T.. NJ. Fisher,
Maggie Bradshaw, Hannah +. Jones,
Nellie McLester, Bina NJ. West,
Cora l.. Shepard, Mary Kennedy,
Esther Bradshaw, Frances Bradshaw,
Josie McNcarncy, Anna RiX,
Geneva Bump, Matte Felker,
Jennie COnlan, Alice VI. Cady,
lillc COnliln, Lila L. Farr,
Emma Carnahan.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01

NJ ONEY TO LOAN on Real Estate security,
WI i'm sums from 5000 upward. CHAS. X.
DODGE, Attorney -atLaw, Port Huron, Mich.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01

n w. BELL, AUoTIoNEER, Brockway
", Centre, Mich. Real E-iate, Personal
Or any XII Il of sales promptly attended to
or,iers l.f, a, this offrp will receive prompt
attention. espordeHce solicited
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01
MONEY TO LOAN,

In large or small sums, Apply to
B. G. Farrand and w. L. jerks,
Port Huron, Michigan.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
MASS MEETING.

4 mass meeting of the citizens of Dodge
City was held in the court house last
Thursday evening, for the purpose of in
vestigating why SO large an amount of
the citizens money was paid for street
grading This has been a vexed ques-
ton for some time, and it is proper that
this or any other action taken by our
council should be open for. the approval
or criticism of our citizens, for are they
not the servants of the people. We pre-
sumo that the council and mayor are just
as anxious for this investigation as any
OF our citizens. They may have made a
mistake, or been too careless, but that
they are guilty of stealing the peoples
money, We are unwilling to believe. Our
present mayor and council were elected
from our leading business men, and have
been considered among the most upright
in their actions We do not want to lose
faith in humanity We do not want to
believe these men to be dishonest until
we have well defined evidence. Let us
investigate, but do not let us pass harsh
Judgment until they are convicted OF
WrOngdOing.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
THE DIVISION OF THE ROCK
ISLAND.

1t may be of interest to the people of
Dodge City to know that the location of
the depot and other buildings and i'm
provements of the Rock Island on the
South Side is to be permanent. We are
insured the division and shops of this
railway that will exceed those of the A.
T. s. S. F. at this place. The following
is true copy of a part of the contract
inserted and made part of the deed con-
veying the lands to said railway company:
The consideration of this conveyance
is the location and maintenance of depot,
side-track and engine house and other
buildings of the Arkansas, Kansas &
Colorado Railway Company, suitable for
carrying on the freight and passenger
business and the maintenance OF a divis-
ion of said railway company at Dodge
City on land donated by j. II. Crawford
and John L. Crawford for that purposes.
This deed being made part compensation
to said Crawford's for such donation.
Now in case the said railway company
shall fail to keep all the above covenants
and agreements this deed to be null and
void and the title herein conveyed shall
rebate to the grantor.
This means from one to two hundred
families added to the South Side as the
direct result of the division of this rail
road at Dodge City. This is of more di-
rect value than two Or three railroads
simply passing through the city. Let the
people of Dodge City congratulate them
selves on their success.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
The Rock Island +!
She Came in Ahead
of Time.
REGULAR PASSENGER AND
FREIGHT TRAINS WILL
BE RUN THE FIRST
OF THE YEAR.

The Rock Island completed its line OF
railway to Dodge City Dec 10th 1887.
This was 10 days before the expiration
of the time for earning Its bonds. This
gives US the trunk lines of two of the
largest railway companies doing business,
and all the advantages accruing from
competition in rates.
No wonder that this city rejoiced,
made sweet music, and held banquets and
mass meetings, for the advent of this
railway means the saving of 50 per ton
on coal, or from S14 to $40 per year to
each resident of Dodge City and Ford
countY-a sum equal to all your taxes.
We mention only one article in trade,
but the same is true in reference to every
other article used by the consumer. Our
merchants viii be able to sell goods
cheaper for 1t will cost less to freight
their merchandise
New lines of business and extensive
industries are to be opened up and put
into operation at once; in fact, new life
is infused into every branch of trade,
and our citizens with the flush of victo-
ry upon their brow, are pushing forward
to still greater achievements. They will
not cease their efforts until the acme of
their highest ambition is reached in max
ing Dodge City, not only railway and
commercial center, but the manufacture
ing center of the west.
In all the years past, Dodge City has
stood without a rival as the great empo-
rum of trade for southwestern Kansas.
She has never lost this prestige She is
destined to continue the mecca of the
west It's her position by right, and
she has the grit, learning, wealth, and
natural resources to enable her to main
tain her position in the front rank in the
procession Of important cities in Kansas
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
a SAD ACCIDENT.

a telegram was received last Thursday
by Mr.. Mahan, master mechanic of the A.
I. s. S. T. shops, at this place, stating
that Ed. D. Thompson, engineer and Mr.
Gaffney his fireman, were both killed in a
collision, south of the Needles, in Cali
fornia. Mr. Gafney's remains will be
sent to Macomb, III, His brother is here
now waiting to accompany the remains
to his home. Mr. Thompson remains
will be sent to Emporia, Kansas, where
his parents reside. His wife will accom-
pany the remains from this place. The
bodies were started from Winslow, Arizo-
na on the 10Th, and will pass through
Dodge City sometime this week. These
gentlemen were well known in Dodge
City, where they were much esteemed by
their brother railroad men. Their many
friends in Dodge City join in extending
sympathy to the sorrowing relatives.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
DODGE CITY ART co.

Mrs. Dolph, President and Instructor;
Mrs. P. G. Reynolds, Vice President and
General Manager; Geo. B. Cox, Drum
mer and Solicitor,
This is the finest Art Gallery that ever
appeared ia Dodge City, and was opened at
the Rink on the occasion of the PIE So
cial Dec. IS, for the benefit of the Metho-
dist church. This company gives 80 les
sons to each pupil in the small time of
4 minutes They taught 100 pupils 50
lessons each, making 6,431 lessons given
from Z to 10 p. N. This is certainly the
highest honors ever attained by any
troupe, and they deserve the most liberal
patronage by the whole community as
they are strictly a home company. We
hope at their next entertainment that they
viii have a crowded house Such men
as DR.. Galland Dick Evans, P. G Rey-
nolds, DR.. Hard, Joe McAdams, DR.. Copp,
Lawyer Tom Jones, (alias Lawyer Marks, }
pronounce it a complete success.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

My beauideal, of a country paper is
one which contains news from all parts
of the country. l do not wish to find
fault with the TINES or reporters, for
l enjoy its columns, but | think we might
have court report. giving the date of
the commencement of court, also of its
close, and the probable cases, to be heard
the coming week. also the ones heard the
preceding week with their decision. AL
SO full list of county school examination
questions as often as they occur VIII
competent reporters please take hold of
this? Also will our editor permit these
reports to enter his columns GRANGER
This is the very thing we are trying to
do, brother. We have invited teachers
and those interested in their neighborhood
to send US the news If the news of
your neighborhood is not reported the
fault is yours not ours We want the new s
from all over the county. Send US the
important news of your community, and
it will find place in the columns of the
TIMES.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
PROGRAM.

Program OF the exercises at the Baptist
church, Christmas Eve:
Music.-"We are Soldiers by the Sun
day School
Invocation Rev. John NJ. Gregory.
Opening Remarkably J. H. Horton.
Scripture Reading By six little girls and
six little boys.
Music-''The Pillar of Fire by school.
The Martyr, Recitation by W Switzer.
Music Sonata by Eva Gaede.
Recitation.-"T night after Christ
mas" by Elsie Bayard
Music ring out the Merry Bells by
Miss Waldon's class.
Recitation Beware of the Wolff Mel
lie Baker
Recitation, Solomon Ray" by Winnie
Beadle
Music.-''The Kansas Emigrant, by
Nellie and Ada Lincoln.
Recitation.-By Sarah Atkins.
Recitation "Auctioning off the Baby
by Ada Lincoln.
Music.-'The Professor at Home by
Mr.. McCurdy, Mr.. Dean, Mrs. Nc
Curdy, Miss Swisher.
Recitation Hang up the Babys Stock
ing" by Zoe Baker.
Music.-''No More Good By's,' by ths
Sunday School.
Santa Clause distributes stockings.
Social for two hours following.
Mr.. Boorey, Mr. and Mrs. L, K. McIn
tyre, committee on entertaining anC
amusements for social
Come and have good time
Admission fee of potatoe, from eacl
one, which will be put together in saci
for the poor.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

How many young men there are who
waste the better part of their lives before
they settle down to business ways and
habits to make a success of life, years are
spent by many in having good time,
that ought to be spent in the accomplish
ment of good to themselves and to the
world A certain training school must
be gone through by all young men be-
fore they get their eye teeth cut, and a
sufficient knowledge of men and things
to enable them to enter the battle of life
and successfully pull through to the end.
The sooner a young man lays aside boy
ish fOolshness and enters this training
school, the sooner The begins to make a
success of life. Life is short enough at
best, and every year thrown away when a
man is young, is year of the best part
of his life, and he will always be just
that year behind where he might have
been ahead. If you want to make the most
of life, apply yourself to the realities of
life while you are young.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

A young lady residing in Wellington
was recently heard to say that ''men
are the most inconsistent beings on
earth. They are always talking about
patronizing their own towns-always
harping that it is everybody's duty to
do so-yet they go abroad to get mar
ried. do hope that some of these men
who are marrying outside will get fear
fully cheated. The mean things. -
Elk.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

Don't forget your darling, she who un-
complainingly has made the walls of your
house her hourly home, during the year,
her hourly care. Remember her busy
care for your comfort Remember her
care for the little ones. Remember her
words of cheer and comfort in the hour
of your distress. Remember her, and
make her heart glad with White Sew
ing machine on Christmas. j. MCCURDY
Gen'l Agt Dodge CITY.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

A particular feature represented by the
Great Boston Uncle Toms Cabin in this
city at the Opera house, Saturday Dec
Gath, is the ten colored plantation sing
ers. They are the best in the country, and
will introduce the great plantation festi-
val and Mississippi steamboat scene, the
jolly coon quartette and South Carolina
slave singers, and host of new and
original novelties characteristic of the
south before the war.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
south to Ell. Paso

w. F. Petition who made final proof on
his homestead last January, received his
patent from Washington this week
Others who proved up their claims, long
before that time have not yet received
patents. There is nothing like being a
good democrat lust now,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

The Original Boston Double Uncle
Toms Cabin, with Miss Blanche Slader
as Topsy, % performers, eight colored
plantation singers, two trick donkeys, and
pack of ferOcious, trained bloodhounds,
are coming to Dodge City and will APP
pear at the Opera house Saturday even
ing, Dec "a. Reserved seats on sale at
Economy Shoe Store.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

Passenger trains will be run over the
Rock Island to Dodge City by the Goth of
this month This will be one of the great
events in the history of our prosperous
city. Our next most important railway
will be from Concordia to Dodge City and
south to Ell Paso
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

Before buying Holiday goods you want
to see j. M. Wright & Co. s Line of Scrap
cases &C., &C., bought to sell at hard time
prices. 32-tf
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

A special train of chair cars will be run
over the Rock Island railroad to accom-
modate the people from the south east,
who are coming to hear the Evans-COx-
Wiebenson Dramatic Company, play my
Turn Next at Kelly's Opera house, to-
iuht
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22
NOTICE OF SURVEY.

To whom it may concern:
BY authority Of petition now in my hands,
will on the first day Of February 1888, or as soon
thereafter be done, proceed to survey locate
and establish the lines and corners of, and in
Township No. 2Ss in Range No. 25w in Ford coun-
ty Kansas. AMOS ZENoR, fSurveyor)
P. s. Survey to commence at S. E. corner of
said Township.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

Those who intend to keep open house
on New Years day, will find the Dodge
City TINES good medium through which
to reach the most people. Every body
reads the TINES to keep posted
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

GUARDIANS NOTICE.
STATE OF Kansas, 60
Ford County
In the matter of John Cottar, person Of intern
perate habits of Ford County Kansas.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Notice is hereby given that on the LIST day Of Dec
ember 1887, the undersigned was, by the Probate
Court Of Ford county Kansas, duly appointed and
qualified as Guardian of the person and estate Of
said John Cottar Of Ford county, All parties in
terested in said estate, or having accounts with
said John Cottar will take notice and govern them
selves accordingly. All accounts must be settled
and all moneys due him, paid to me.
- D. D. RosB, 0uasdjan.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

Mrs. Irving Mudgett will take a limit
ed number of day boarders at her resi-
dence on 1st avenue, door above the NJ.
E. church. She also has pleasant and
commodious rooms to rent. Terms reas-
Onahla
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

EVERYBODY turn out and patronize home
talent. MY Turn Next at Kelly
Opera house this evening. You will have
lots of fun, and besides contribute so cts.
toward charitable object.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

We are glad to see the citizens awaken
ing to their interest in making Dodge
keep in the front. 1t is now a settled
fact that Dodge will bore for natural gas.
This will be done soon as machinery can
be placed on the ground.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

NJ. S. Todd, of Cincinnati, has entered
into partnership with the real estate firm
of Hastings and Harmony. The first
thing he did, was to subscribe for the
TINES, and pay for it one year in advance.
Now he is ready for business and you
will find it to your advantage to give him
a call
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

Don't forget the finest present you can
make your wife, daughter or sweetheart.
for Christmas present, is a White Sew
ing machine. j. MCCURDY, General Agt.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

On the night of the Goth, thirty-two en-
gines, were stabbed at the round house
and side tracked at Dodge City. This
shows the Importance of Dodge as rail
road point
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

The IN dersigned has eastern customers
for a few choice farms in Ford county.
Reasonable incumberance is not object
ionable. Please give us call.
dec 1-tf VIM. LEATHERwOOD.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

A. c. Cord has moved the Bon-TOn
restaurant to the Lyons, which house
he has refitted and furnished throughout
He will also run free bus to and from
all trains